Crash: PIA A320 at Karachi on May 22nd 2020, impacted residential area during final approach
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, May 22nd 2020 10:30Z, last updated Friday, May 22nd 2020 10:37Z
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines A320-200, registration AP-BLD performing flight PK-8303 from Lahore to Karachi (Pakistan) with 99 passengers and 8 crew, had aborted the approach to Karachi due to problems with extension of the landing gear and performed a go around. The aircraft lost height and impacted a residential area called Model Colony on second final approach east of the aerodrome (presumably while on final approach to runway 25L) and burst into flames.
Rescue and recovery services are on their way to the crash site.